Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-06-01
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

ICHEsTER, May 30.-The Fishing Creek
Manufacturing Company held their an
nual meeting at the factory on last We'd
nesday. MI. Joseph Wylie was elected
Chairman, and Mr.. J. C. McFadden, Sec
rotary. 1888 shares of stock were rep
resented. The presidents report was
read, showing a 1ourishing condition of
the company's affairs. s99,25O have been
paid on the capital stock and property of
the Company is valued at $4,000. A net
profit of about $14 900 was made last year,
enabling the Company to declare a div
idend of seven per cent; four per cent.
payable on July 1, and three per cent.
payable on the first of next January.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
thanking the President for his admira-
BILE management of the affairs of the Com
pany. J.L. Agurs, w. H. Hardin, I. N.
Whitesides, w. G. Hicklin, W. T. D. Cou-
sar and G.. J. Patterson were reelected
directors. Mr.. F. H. Barber was contin-
ued in the presidential chair, which he has
filled so acceptably. The same Auditing
Committee, Messrs. j. F. Atkinson, 1T.
Marion and John Lyle, were reelected.
The widow of the late James P. Fergu-
son and his daughter met with a serious
misfortune while returning home from
town on last Wednesday. The horse they
were driving, becoming frightened, started
to run when both jumped out Of the buggy.
Miss Ferguson's limb above the ANGLE was
fractured, and Mrs. Ferguson's face was
Nbadly bruised.
XThe Catawba Falls Improvement Com
pany will open their books for subscrip-
ton of stock on the 18th of June. When
$40. 1000 have been subscribed, an organiza-
ton will be effected. The corporators are
Messrs. w. A.. Sanders, G. H. Alexander,
r. M. Sanders, r. H. White, E. A. Craw-
ford, J. R. Thompson, VT. Robinson Jr.,
A. II. Dayega, R. w. Stricken and Julius
Mills. The shares will be placed at 500
each, and it is expected that a sufficient
number of shares will be taken to amount
to $780, 900. 1t is proposed to establish
branch Offices in the adjoining counties of
York, Lancaster and Fairfield. The bus
mess of the company will be confined
for some time to making loans IN real es-
tate. The ultimate object is the purchaes
of the Catawba Falls property, and its
Improvement by the erection thereon of
a cotton factory.
A large number of signers have been Sc
cured to a petition asking the County
Commissioners to submit to the voters of
our town the question of subscribing $685.
900 to the capital stock of the G. {. N.
Railroad Company. A sufficient number
of petitions will doubtless be obtained to
Justify the commissioners in ordering an
election, which in all probability will re-
suit in favor of the railroad.
The following persons have recently
died in this county; Richard Fudge, Rob-
ert Thompson and Miss Martha M. Kee.
They were all of. advanced ages.
The communion services of the Presby-
terrain Church began on last Friday even
ing. The pastor, Rev. George Summey,
was assisted by Rev. Roger Martin:
The fifth Sunday meeting of the Chester
Baptist Association was held at Wood
ward Church. The services began on
Friday and were of an interesting charac-
ter. The following ministers were pres
ent and conducted the services: Rev. MI.
Curtis, Rev. MI. Brown, Rev. Mr.. Major
and Rev. L. C. Hinton.
Rev. R. w. Sanders has been quite sick
since his return from Louisville, but 1
am glad to report him almost we'll again,
The rains of late have been quite scat
tering. Some farmers have had plenty,
but the great majority are needing rain:
Mrs. w. P. Timme, of this place, died
recently at Atlanta while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Evans. NJ.